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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Diseases—
| Date Fumigated. 1926. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 12 | ss."Naldera" | Enteric Fever (?) | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| „ 17 | ss."Karmala" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 18 | ss."Author" | Enteric Fever (?) | Washed down with disinfectant. |
| „ 19 | ss."Borderer" | Pneumonia | „ „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss."Thurso" | Continued Fever (?) | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| „ 26 | ss."Motka" | Diphtheria (?) | „ „ |
| „ 26 | ss."Khyber" | Chickenpox | „ „ |
| „ 28 | ss."Cathay" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ 30 | ss."Ranpura" | „ „ | |
| „ 30 | P. & O."Go Down" | Chickenpox | „ „ |
| „ 30 | ss."Gloucester Castle" | Enteric Fever (?) | „ „ |
| „ 31 | ss."Highland Loch" | Enteric Fever | „ „ |
| Sept. 8 | ss."Tasso" | Measles | „ „ |
| „ 14 | ss."Magdapur" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 17 | ss."Margha" | Enteric Fever | „ „ |
| „ 20 | ss."Trentino" | Continued Fever | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| 22 | ss."Marburn" | Scarlet Fever and Chickenpox. | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| „ 23 | t.s."Cornwall" | Diphtheria | Isolation Ward fumigated sulphur dioxide. |
| Oct. 1 | ss."Manaar" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| „ 4 | ss."Santa Aurora" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with disinfectant. |
| „ 6 | ss."Kashmir" | Influenza | „ „ |
| „ 6 | ss."Manipur" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 8 | ss."Macedonia" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| „ 11 | ss."Mooltan" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| 14 | ss."Rajputana" | Enteric Fever | „ „ |
| „ 21 | ss."Baltriger" | Chickenpox | „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss."Minnewaska" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with Izal. |
| Nov. 1 | ss."Jervis Bay" | Measles | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| „ 3 | ss."Kahusan Maru" | Tubercular Meningitis | „ „ |
| „ 9 | ss."Fidalgo" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 11 | ss."Baltara" | Scarlet Fever and Measles. | „ „ |
| „ 16 | t.s."Cornwall" | Scarlet Fever | „ „ |
| „ 16 | ss."Moldavia" | Enteric Fever | „ „ |
| „ 30 | ss."Ascania" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| Dec. 1 | ss."Baltannic" | Chickenpox | „ „ |
| „ 1 | ss."Kennebec" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with formalin and washed down. |
| 2 io | ss."Mathura"ss."Berrima" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis Chickenpox | Washed down with carbolic. Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 13 | ss."Dumana" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 14 | ss."Orvieto" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Erysipelas. | „ „ |
| „ 20 | ss."Historian" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 20 | ss."Mantua" | Measles and Enteric Fever | „ „ also all drinking water tanks emptied, cleansed and lime-washed. |
| „ 22 | ss."Nagoya" | German Measles | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 24 | ss."Rajputana" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Enteric Fever. | „ „ |
| „ 24 | ss."Mandala" | Influenzal Pneumonia | „ „ |
| „ 29 | ss."Baltannic" | Erysipelas and BronchoPneumonia. | „ „ |
In all cases where fumigation is carried out, if necessary, the close spaces
infected are washed down with Izal in water, the infected articles having been
removed for steam disinfection.